Cao Cao's whereabouts are unknown, and Yuan Shao did not stay long in Changyi, and under the protection of Zhang He Gaoran, he fled into Qingzhou in embarrassment, and then withdrew to Yecheng. Chen Cheng also immediately led his soldiers and horses north, united the forces of Liu Bei, Xu Rong, and Zang Ba, and easily took Qingzhou down.

After the army entered Qingzhou, there were not a few decent battles at all. Everywhere the soldiers went, they all looked at the wind and descended. Only after entering Hebei did it encounter fierce resistance. Chen Cheng appointed Lü Fang as the pastor of Yuzhou and took away half of the soldiers and horses in his hands. He appointed Xu Rong as the pastor of Yanzhou, also drew half of the troops, and then launched an attack on Hebei.

At this time, Chen Cheng had Liu Bei, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Ma Chao, Pang De, Zhang Liao, Xu Huang, Bao Chu, Wei Ran, Zhao Si and others as generals. Zhao Yun, the pastor of Bingzhou, also took the opportunity to take Zhang Yanbu into Changshan Kingdom, and with Youzhou Gongsun Zan going south, Hebei was already embattled.

In just one or two months, most of Hebei was captured, and only the Yecheng generation was still in the hands of Yuan Shao. But people of insight can see that the Yuan family is already like a candle in the wind, and it will be finished at any time. Tian Feng, who had disappeared for a few months, also appeared in Chen Cheng's army to help recruit the rebels.

After Chen Cheng led his army across the Yellow River, the Jizhou army suffered several defeats one after another. Hebei Haoqiang's once proud troops and Wubao fortresses were all blown to pieces in front of the artillery. After seeing the strength of the imperial court's soldiers and horses, both Liu Bei and Gongsun Zan had to obey the order. Otherwise, before Yuan Shao is destroyed, they will be finished.

By the time the autumn harvest was over, Yuan Shao was left with a lonely Yecheng in his hands. Yuan Benchu, who was on the verge of despair, moved the surrounding food and population into the city, preparing to resist stubbornly. Yecheng is a famous city in the world, the city is strong and thick, even if it is bombarded with cannons, it will take a month or two to bombard.

At that time, maybe a heavy snow will fall, and Chen Thief's soldiers and horses will all freeze to death?

The judge said: "Lord, the cotton clothes came out of Xiliang, and if you want to make the Xiliang army freeze to death, I'm afraid it's impossible, so it's better to think of some other ways." ”

The mourning crow never ended well, Yuan Shao stared at the trial and said, "I have an idea, but I still need a person like you who can speak well to do it." ”

was stared at by Yuan Shao with unkind eyes, and the judge only felt a chill in his heart. After Yuan Shao returned to Yecheng, he killed a lot of people. Although he used to be Yuan Shao's confidant, Yuan Benchu has now become suspicious and irritable, and if one is not good, maybe he will really be dragged out and cut down.

The judge cautiously asked, "Will the plan be released?" ”

Yuan Shao sneered: "Do you remember when Zhibo took the Han and Wei families to besiege Jinyang? ”

Of course, the judge knew about this, he thought about it for a while, and immediately understood, "The lord is saying that he will persuade Liu Bei and Gongsun Zan and others to turn against each other?" ”

Yuan Shao said: "That's what it means!" You go out of the city and sneak into Liu Bei's camp and tell him the truth that your lips are dead and your teeth are cold! If I, Yuan Shao, died, how could they be left alone? I will also send a messenger to others, Zhengnan, the life and death of our waiting are on you, don't let me down. ”

The judge bowed to the ground and said, "I will not disappoint my lord!" ”

Yecheng has been surrounded for ten days, and after more than 20 Napoleonic cannons have been erected, they have been bombarded day and night, and the city has been swept away, and the soldiers and horses in the city can only hide behind the thick city walls to avoid being bombarded into meat sauce.

Liu Bei was reading a book in the big tent by the light, when suddenly the door curtain was lifted, Zhang Fei walked in, and shouted: "Lord, there is a person from Yuan Shao's side, saying that he wants to see you." ”

Zhang Fei's voice is like a bell, and now he is speaking in a low volume, which is similar to the sound of ordinary people shouting. Otherwise, his voice would definitely make a lot of people sleep.

"Yuan Shao's people? See me for what? Liu Bei put down the book in his hand and asked, "Bring him in." ”

Ever since he had seen the power of artillery, Liu Bei was shocked and asked Chen Cheng if he could give him some of those weapons. Chen Cheng naturally would not refuse, but he proposed a very high price, a price that Liu Bei could barely afford.

"The arsenal is not mine, and I only have 20% of the shares, and I don't need money for my part, but the other shareholders have to collect money."

Why is the prestige of the great generals getting higher and higher? It is because he never eats alone, and takes out most of the dividends of development and distributes them to the army, officials and people under his rule, so he can respond to every call. Chen Cheng did not deceive Liu Bei, he did only have 20% of the shares in the arsenal, and the rest were deposited in the tooth soldiers, the military department and other departments related to the army.

These sectors have very little extra money to earn and are counting on arms trafficking. In the past, it was to sell horizontal knives, war horses, steel armor, and other things, which were all too expensive to fly. Now that there is a big killer weapon like artillery, it is also ready to be sold, but the price is even more ridiculously expensive.

After Liu Bei listened to the price offered by Chen Cheng, he shook his head again and again, and said, "It's too expensive, can it be cheaper?" ”

Chen Cheng said in embarrassment: "Why don't I tell you the principle, how about you try to imitate it yourself?" ”

Liu Bei was actually very dissatisfied in his heart, but he didn't show it on his face. After getting the book list issued by Chen Cheng, Liu Bei immersed himself in reading for a while, but it was obvious that he had passed the best time to study. And as a pastor in Xuzhou, where can he spare much time to study?

But even so, Liu Bei did not give up, but took the book with him, and took it out to read a little when he had time. At this time, Liu Bei put the book away, and then prepared to see what the person sent by Yuan Shao had to say.

The trial was dragged into the big tent by Zhang Fei, and after Liu Bei saw it, he reproached: "Why don't you loosen the tie for this gentleman?" ”

Zhang Fei pulled out the horizontal knife and picked it between his hands, and the rope broke from it.

"Xuande Gong, it's been a long time."

"Your Excellency sees some faces, I don't know what to call them?"

The judge said: "I am the judge of the south under the Jizhou pastoral account, and I have seen the heroic appearance of Xuande Gong on the battlefield in the past. ”

"It turned out to be Mr. Zhen, I don't know if I came late at night, what's the matter?"

"Xuande Gong can hold back left and right, and then speak."

Liu Bei said: "Yide is my sibling and confidant, if Mr. has anything to say, just say it." ”

The judge said: "Now that Cao Cao's soldiers are defeated and killed, my lord Yuan Shao is also trapped in Yecheng, the general is overpowering the world, and the world is about to be unified, but I don't know what Xuande Gong plans to do in the future?" ”

Liu Bei said: "If the world is unified, it is natural to disarm and return to the field and live a few days of peace." ”

The judge said: "Otherwise, after Emperor Gaozu eliminated Xiang Yu in the past, what happened to Peng Yue, Yingbu and others?" If Xuande Gong wants to enjoy peace, it depends on whether the general agrees. I once heard people say that the Son of Heaven called Xuande Gong the emperor's uncle, but I don't know if Xuande Gong still remembers that he is a relative of the Liu family? A great general, majestic and heroic, how can he be a minister for a long time? If there is really a day of Dingge, how should Xuande Gong deal with himself? At that time, the overall situation has been decided, and even if Xuande Gong wants to resist, it will be difficult to speak alone! ”

Liu Bei's face changed color, and he said angrily: "How can a general do something rebellious? ”

When the judge saw Liu Bei angry, his heart moved, knowing that the other party must have also considered this kind of problem. He said loudly: "Now that the general has replaced the original imperial court with three provinces and six departments, and has collected all the power into his own hands, isn't this an act of arrogance and rebellion?" ”

Liu Bei defended: "The general handed over all the government affairs to Jia Xu, and the Zhongshu ordered Yan Zhong and the monk to order Xu Chao to deal with it, and there was no autocratic power!" ”

The judge was now a little more certain, and he retorted: "Those people are all the henchmen of the great general, don't they want to go further?" Only the general became the emperor........"

"Smack!"

Liu Bei slapped his palm on the desk and shouted: "Mr. Shen is so arrogant!" Do you dare to say such a rebellious statement? ”

The judge raised his head and said: "Whether it is a lie or not, Xuande Gong himself knows!" ”

Liu Bei stopped talking to him and said to Zhang Fei: "Drive him out!" ”

Zhang Fei came forward and dragged the big tent out. After a while, Zhang Fei quietly walked in again, and he whispered to Liu Bei: "Big brother, don't you really want ......."

Liu Bei turned his head and asked, "What do you want?" ”

Zhang Fei stretched out his hand and pointed in the direction of the Xiliang Army's station, and said, "That's not what that person said just now. ”

Liu Bei sighed, shook his head, and said, "The general treats us well, how can we do such a thing?" ”

Even if he wanted to do it, he couldn't find a chance, and the Xiliang army built the camp very strongly. And it's heavily guarded, and it's impossible to raid it if you want to.

Zhang Fei shouted: "Yes, Wen Zheng is our friend, Yuan Shao is our enemy, how can we listen to an outsider's nonsense, and then go to help the enemy deal with his own people?" Where in the world is there such a truth? ”

Seeing Zhang Fei is attitude, Liu Bei couldn't help laughing and said, "I didn't say that I wanted to listen to that match." However, since Yuan Shao has sent someone to us, he will definitely send someone to someone else, you send someone to the general and tell him about it! ”

"No!"

Yuan Shao did send Zhang Yan and Gongsun Zhan out, and the former tied them up and sent them to Chen Cheng's army. The latter didn't say a word, and after listening to it with a black face, he directly ordered the messenger to be beheaded. Gongsun Chan is stubborn and self-serving, and his temper is not very good, and he will not have any psychological obstacles at all when he kills a messenger.

The artillery on the forts outside the city continued to destroy the walls of Yecheng at a rate of one shot every ten minutes. Yuan Shao's envoys didn't make a difference, but he still decided to grit his teeth and persevere. Maybe things will turn around? Maybe the thunder in the sky chopped Chen Cheng to death?

As long as you live, there are all kinds of possibilities that you can't have? It's just that he can still persevere, but many people can't hold on anymore.

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